Classic Cars Bingo

About this bingo theme

Chrome bumpers, tail fins and whitewall tyres: the cars of the 1950s and 60s were as much a part of the scenery as the drive-in and the roadside filling station. This bingo theme gathers the makes, models and motoring words of that era.

The collection holds thirty words and each printed set draws twenty-four of them, so a fresh game can be made any time you like. Every card uses the same twenty-four words in its own arrangement around the FREE centre square — print a set, open the caller list and take it in turns to read.

Make and print cards

• Open the bingo card maker and choose Classic Cars from the theme list.
• Generate 1, 2, 4 or 6 cards — every card uses a different random layout.
• Press Word caller list to read and tick the words off as you call.
• Cards print in clean black ink; choose Save as PDF to keep a copy.

How to play bingo

• Each player takes a card — the same words appear in a different place on every card.
• One person reads words from the caller list, one at a time.
• Players mark any word they have. The middle square is FREE.
• First to mark a full line — across, down or diagonal — calls “Bingo!” For a longer game, play for a full house.

Hints for running this theme

• Ask the room to name the car their family owned first — it usually starts the best stories.
• Keep the caller list to hand and read each word twice for anyone sitting further back.
• Print a four-card set for a table of four; print six if the whole family is joining in.
• Play for a single line to begin with, then a full house for a longer game.
• No timer and no entry fee — bingo suits any group and any pace.